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Interacting with the Oracle
Server
SQL Statements in PL/SQL
• Extract a row of data from the database by
using the SELECT command
• Make changes to rows in the database by
using DML commands
• Control a transaction with the COMMIT,
ROLLBACK, or SAVEPOINT command
• Determine DML outcome with implicit cursor
attributes
SELECT Statements in PL/SQL
• Syntax :
SELECT select_list
INTO (variable_name[, variable_name] …
| record_name}
FROM table
[WHERE condition]
SELECT Statements in PL/SQL
•The INTO clause is required.
•Queries must return one and only one row
•Example
DECLARE
v_deptno
v_loc
BEGIN
SELECT
INTO
FROM
WHERE
...
END;
NUMBER(4);
VARCHAR2(15);
deptno, loc
v_deptno, v_loc
dept
dname = 'SALES';
Retrieving Data in PL/SQL
•Return the sum of the salaries for all
employees in the specified department.
•Example
DECLARE
v_sum_sal
emp.sal%TYPE;
v_deptno
NUMBER NOT NULL := 10;
BEGIN
SELECT
SUM(sal) -- group function
INTO
v_sum_sal
FROM
emp
WHERE
deptno = v_deptno;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(‘The Sum Salary is ‘ ||
to_char(v_sum_sal));)
END;
Manipulating Data Using PL/SQL
•Make changes to database tables by using DML
commands:
– INSERT
– UPDATE
– DELETE
Inserting Data
•Add new employee information to the EMP
table.
•Example
BEGIN
INSERT INTO
VALUES
END;
emp(empno, ename, job, deptno)
(empno_sequence.NEXTVAL, 'HARDING',
'CLERK', 10);
Updating Data
•Increase the salary of all employees in the
EMP table who are Analysts.
•Example
DECLARE
v_sal_increase
emp.sal%TYPE := 2000;
BEGIN
UPDATE
emp
SET
sal = sal + v_sal_increase
WHERE
job = 'ANALYST';
END;
Deleting Data
•Delete rows that belong to department 10
from the EMP table.
•Example
DECLARE
v_deptno
emp.deptno%TYPE := 10;
BEGIN
DELETE FROM
emp
WHERE
deptno = v_deptno;
END;
Naming Conventions
• Use a naming convention to avoid ambiguity in
the WHERE clause
• Database columns and identifiers should have
distinct names
• Syntax errors can arise because PL/SQL checks
the database first or a column in the table
• The names of local variables and formal
parameters take precedence over the names of
database tables
• The names of database table columns take
precedence over the names of local variables
Transaction Control Statements
–Initiate a transaction with the first DML
command to follow a COMMIT or
ROLLBACK.
–Use COMMIT and ROLLBACK SQL
statements to terminate a transaction
explicitly.